Wasalu Muhammad Jaco (born February 16, 1982 in Chicago, Illinois), better known by his stage name
Lupe Fiasco, is a Grammy Award-winning American hip-hop artist and producer. He first became known to the mainstream hip-hop community in 2005 when he appeared on Kanye West's album Late Registration on the track "Touch the Sky." In 2006 Lupe released his debut album,
Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor on Atlantic Records, and in December 2007 he released his second full length album,
Lupe Fiasco's The Cool . His next studio album, entitled Lasers, was released on March 8th 2011 after a protest against Atlantic's decision not to release it.The Around My Way (Freedom Ain't Free) Songfacts re...
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